History and Geography

For Yidi Wu, Elon University’s O’Briant Developing Professor and an associate professor of history, Argentine tango started as a break from the demands of graduate school. It grew into a beloved hobby.

Essays selected from two conferences were edited, expanded and combined into a single volume. Together, they offer a broad overview of how relational culture defines how, why, and for whom bishops work.

Following a year and a half collaborative process that involved faculty from across the college, the new statement was shared at the college’s recent spring faculty meeting.

Vice President for Student Life Jon Dooley offers this weekly message to help students stay informed and prepare for the week ahead.

On Thursday, January 15, 2026, Yasmine Arrington Brooks ’15, will be recognized as a 2025 Washingtonian of the Year by Washingtonian Magazine.

The three-day symposium, sponsored by the Departments of English, History and Music, and the Women’s, Gender, & Sexualities program, on Nov. 4-6, features music, lectures, student presentations and a film screening honoring Austen’s 250th birthday and Woolf’s “Mrs. Dalloway” centennial.

As part of the award, Sandy Marshall will co-design and co-teach a transatlantic course pairing Elon’s “Foundations of Peace & Conflict Studies” with “Atrocities, Conflict, Human Rights,” led by Peter Manning of the University of Bath.

Associate Professor Yidi Wu in the Department of History and Geography will serve for two years in the national nonprofit’s highly competitive Public Intellectuals Program.

The journalism major turned a remote internship with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History into a transformative professional experience, diving into editorial projects and building connections across the institution.

From physics to performing arts, several new faculty members will teach, mentor, and conduct research beginning this academic year within Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences.